Glasgow, Scotland
13–14th Oct 2017
Deadline: 1st May 2017
Robert Morrison, the first Protestant missionary to China and the Far East, had contribution not only to the evangelisation, but also the study of East Asian studies and even the modernisation of Far East. When Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox missionaries had freer entrance to China (from 1842 to 1949), Japan and Korea, transcultural communication was strengthened, which resulted in not only understanding but also misunderstanding. How do such understanding and misunderstanding affect the West and the Far East in 19th and 20th century? This inter-disciplinary conference aims to explore the question in different aspects so to acknowledge and recognise the academic contributions by the Christian missionaries in the Far East in the 210th anniversary of Dr. Rev. Robert Morrison’s arrival at China.
Date: Friday 13 October 2017 – Saturday 14 October 2017
Time: 09:00 – 19:15
Venue: Room 205, No. 4 the Square, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Speaker: Dr. Alexander Chow, Prof Andy Hamilton, Prof James H Grayson, Dr. Kevin Cawley
Website: www.facebook.com/understandingandmisunderstanding/
Guest speakers include (in alphabetical order):
Dr. Alexander Chow (University of Edinburgh): Christianity as a Chinese Religion: A Theological Reflection
Prof Andy Hamilton (Durham University): Transcultural Issues in Philosophical Aesthetics: East and West (TBC)
Prof James H Grayson (University of Sheffield): Ch’udo yebae: Protestant Accommodation to Korean Confucian Ritual Life
Dr. Kevin Cawley (University College Cork): (Mis)Understanding each Other: Matteo Ricci and Korean Neo-Confucians
Papers which discuss the transcultural dialogue between the Far East and the West related to following subject areas and/or topics are particularly welcomed. Presentation may include but are not limited to the following ideas:
Philosophy, Theology and Liturgy
Liturgical Indigenisation in Great China Region, Korea and Japan
Philosophical and Theological dialogue between Confucianism and Christianity
East Asian Philosophers’ Reception of Christianity
Missionaries’ and/or Western Christian’s Reception of East Asian philosophies and religions (Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Shinto and Korean Shamanism)
Visual Art and Aesthetics
East Asian aesthetics
Case studies of Christian historical heritages in East Asia
East Asian style art and architecture in the church
Western religious art and aesthetics in East Asia
Music, Literature and Translation
Translation of East Asian classics to Western languages
Translation of Christian and Western classics to East Asian languages
The impact of Hanzi/Hanja/Kanji in transcultural understanding
Hymn Composition and Lyrics translation
Reception of Christianity in East Asian literature
Topics regarding transcultural dialogue between the Far East and the West in 19th and 20th century that are not mentioned above is also welcomed, as long as they are either related to Christianity or missionaries in general.
While postgraduate students and post-doctoral have priority to present in the conference, established scholars are also welcome if they wish to present.
If you wish to present, please send your abstract and self-introduction (each no more than 200 words) to Andrew Ka Pok Tam at k.tam.1@research.gla.ac.uk in document format with “Presenter Application for the Understanding and Misunderstanding Conference” in the subject line by 1st May, 2017.
If you are interested in volunteering in or sponsoring the conference, please send an email to k.tam.1@research.gla.ac.uk (we need volunteers).